The CDC has recommended that people fit their mask more closely, or double up in order to reduce air leakage and enhance their protection by an estimated 90%.
The public health chief said that might not happen before autumn, when vaccination rates are high enough to create herd immunity.
Customers without masks will not only be refused service by HSBC, but could also have their bank accounts terminated by the biggest bank in the UK.
An anti-lockdown activist who refused to wear a face mask on a Bus Éireann has been sentenced to two months in prison.
The family were told they were in violation of Covid-19 compliance rules.
“There is absolutely nothing that can be done to contain this virus…”
Gardaí have launched an investigation into the conduct of anti-mask protestors on the Luas Red Line yesterday. The group, who had attended a city-centre rally yesterday against the lockdown and mandatory face-mask regulations, told other passengers to take off their masks whilst on board the Luas. Transdev, the Luas operator, said it has passed on […]
There’s probably been no more contentious subject in Ireland over the past six months or so than the question of mandatory facemasks. There are bigger questions, sure, on which the population is more evenly divided – lockdown or no lockdown; schools open, or schools closed; the infernal debate about “wet pubs”, and so on. But […]
2FM have caved, naturally: 2FM is no longer holding a discussion on face masks this morning. There was backlash when Jennifer Zamparelli tweeted about the segment idea yesterday. In the show intro, she says “It’s been an emotional 24 hours”. — Hannah Murphy (@hanelizamurphy) September 15, 2020 The backstory to this is that 24 hours […]
At nearly every protest in every western country, the attendees can be broadly divided into two groups of people. One group is the people who are there because they feel very strongly about the particular issue being protested. Some of them may never have protested before, and may never protest again. They may be there […]
A grassroots group calling itself “Health Freedom Ireland” has raised over 22 thousand euros in less than a day as part of a campaign it is waging against the “mandatory” wearing of facemasks, as required by the Government in a number of locations. Health Freedom Ireland’s fundraiser was written by barrister Tracey O’Mahony (who has […]
Well, we’ve come a long way from the days of “facemasks might make things worse”, haven’t we? The Government has announced that face coverings must now be worn in all shops, retail settings and shopping centres. It said the strong advice is for people to start obeying the guidance immediately, but said regulations will take […]